2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey season

2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	St. Thomas Ice Arena
Record
Overall	4–9–4
Conference	3–6–3
Home	3–5–2
Road	1–3–2
Neutral	0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Enrico Blasi
Assistant coaches	Leon Hayward; Cory Laylin
Captain(s)	Lucas Wahlin
Alternate captain(s)	Ethan Gauer; Cooper Gay; Matthew Gleason
	St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies men's ice hockey season is the 101st season of play for the program, the 4th in Division I and the 4th in the CCHA. The Tommies represent the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), play their home games at the St. Thomas Ice Arena and are coached by Enrico Blasi in his 4th season.

Season

St. Thomas enters their 4th season in Division 1 with higher expectations after a 2nd place finish in the CCHA the year before, by far their best in the league since moving from Division III. They have been on an upward trajectory since the move, winning 3 games in 2021-22, 11 in 2022-23, and 15 in 2023-24. They return 22 players from the prior season's roster, which is much higher than 13, 11, and 15 in 21-22, 22-23, and 23-24 respectively. They also return 6 of their top 7 point scorers from last season.^[1]

The program also has plenty to look forward to with the construction of Lee and Penny Anderson Arena that is expected to be ready to host games by the 2025-26 season,^[2] and a move to the NCHC beginning in 2026-27.^[3]

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Mack Byers	Forward	United States	Graduation
Luke Manning	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
James Marooney	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Adirondack Thunder)
Tim Piechowski	Forward	United States	Transfer Portal
Noah Prokop	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Toledo Walleye)
Cameron Recchi	Forward	United States	Transfer to UW-Eau Claire
Braidan Simmons-Fischer	Defenseman	United States	Transfer to Adrian (ACHA)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Ray Christy	Forward	United States	25	Saint Paul, MN; graduate transfer from Colorado College
Ethan Elias	Defenseman	United States	21	Maple Grove, MN
Chase Foley	Defenseman	United States	24	Mendota Heights, MN; graduate transfer from Colorado College
Casy Laylin	Forward	United States	20	St. Michael, MN
Nick Mikan	Forward	United States	20	Edina, MN
Caige Sterzer	Forward	United States	24	Kimberley, British Columbia; transfer from Lindenwood
Alexander Tell	Forward	United States	20	Linköping, Sweden

Roster

As of August 31, 2024.^[4]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	Lucas Wahlin	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2001-05-03	Woodbury, Minnesota	Lincoln (NAHL)	—
4	Cole Miller	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-27	Littleton, Colorado	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
5	Matthew Gleason	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-09-20	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
6	Jake Ratzlaff	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2002-06-23	Rosemount, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
7	Chase Foley	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	2000-02-17	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
8	Caige Sterzer	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2000-08-20	Kimberley, British Columbia	Lindenwood (NCAA)	—
9	Casy Laylin	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-01-09	St. Michael, Minnesota	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
10	Mason Poolman	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2002-01-31	East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	—
11	Ryan O'Neill	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-02-25	Roseville, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
12	Alexander Tell	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2004-03-18	Linköping, Sweden	Linköping J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
13	Ray Christy	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-09-15	St. Paul, Minnesota	Colorado College (NCHC)	—
14	Jase Sofo	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-06-25	Sylvania, Ohio	Amarillo (NAHL)	—
15	Quinton Pepper	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2002-01-31	London, Ontario	Steinbach (MJHL)	—
16	Ethan Elias	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-04-03	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Madison (USHL)	—
17	Jake Braccini	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-07-02	Hanover, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
18	Ethan Gauer	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-12-23	Farmington, Minnesota	Bemidji State (WCHA)	—
19	Luc Laylin	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-12-30	St. Michael, Minnesota	Prince George (BCHL)	—
20	Cooper Gay	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-03-15	Edina, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
21	Carson Peters	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-10-28	Medina, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
24	Grant Docter	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2000-12-06	Golden Valley, Minnesota	Michigan Tech (CCHA)	—
25	Liam Malmquist	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-10-08	Edina, Minnesota	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	—
26	Chase Cheslock	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-10-25	Rogers, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	NJD, 154th overall 2023
27	Ryder Donovan	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2000-10-04	Duluth, Minnesota	Wisconsin (Big Ten)	VGK, 110th overall 2019
28	Nick Mikan	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	2004-03-31	Edina, Minnesota	Vernon (BCHL)	—
29	J. D. Metz	Sophomore	F/D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-10-24	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	New Mexico (NAHL)	—
30	Jake Sibell	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-03	Isanti, Minnesota	Niagara (AHA)	—
31	Aaron Trotter	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-04-07	Victoria, British Columbia	Prince George (BCHL)	—
39	Maximilian Prazma	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-01-12	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary (AJHL)	—
46	Tobias Abrahamsson	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2003-08-30	Jönköping, Sweden	HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)	—

Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	PCT ^	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Lake Superior State	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	.833	25	11	14	7	6	1	44	43
#11 Minnesota State	8	5	1	2	0	0	1	18	.750	20	10	16	10	4	2	40	24
Augustana	8	5	3	0	0	1	0	16	.667	25	19	14	8	6	0	41	29
Michigan Tech	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	16	.667	23	16	12	7	4	1	29	24
Bemidji State	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	13	.542	16	17	15	7	6	2	36	37
Bowling Green	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	.500	14	17	12	5	5	2	26	34
Ferris State	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	9	.300	22	30	16	4	10	2	32	54
St. Thomas	10	2	5	3	0	0	0	9	.300	26	27	15	3	8	4	37	47
Northern Michigan	8	0	7	1	0	0	1	2	.083	7	31	14	1	12	1	17	52
Championship: March 20, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	1:07 pm	Manitoba*	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota (Exhibition)	Midco		W 4–2
October 6	5:07 pm	#16 St. Cloud State*	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	L 0–1	861	0–1–0
October 11	7:07 pm	Vermont*	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	T 5–5 ^OT	650	0–1–1
October 12	6:07 pm	Vermont*	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	W 3–1	813	1–1–1
October 25	5:30 pm	at #5 Minnesota*	3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Sibell	L 1–7	9,722	1–2–1
October 26	8:00 pm	vs. #5 Minnesota*	Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Trotter	L 2–6	10,104	1–3–1
November 1	7:07 pm	Augustana	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	W 4–0	826	2–3–1 (1–0–0)
November 2	6:07 pm	Augustana	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	L 2–3	906	2–4–1 (1–1–0)
November 8	7:07 pm	#16 Minnesota State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	L 3–5	1,082	2–5–1 (1–2–0)
November 9	6:07 pm	at #16 Minnesota State	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	T 1–1 ^SOL	4,463	2–5–2 (1–2–1)
November 15	7:07 pm	Bowling Green	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	T 2–2 ^SOL	653	2–5–3 (1–2–2)
November 16	6:07 pm	Bowling Green	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	W 6–3	524	3–5–3 (2–2–2)
November 22	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	T 2–2 ^SOL	2,097	3–5–4 (2–2–3)
November 23	6:07 pm	at Bemidji State	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	L 1–2	2,082	3–6–4 (2–3–3)
November 29	7:07 pm	Lake Superior State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Sibell	L 2–4	715	3–7–4 (2–4–3)
November 30	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Trotter	L 3–5	577	3–8–4 (2–5–3)
December 6	6:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Trotter	L 1–2	2,592	3–9–4 (2–6–3)
December 7	5:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Sibell	W 4–1	2,696	4–9–4 (3–6–3)
December 29	4:07 pm	at #12 St. Cloud State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
January 3	7:30 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
January 4	4:30 pm	at Lindenwood*	Centene Community Ice Center • St. Charles, Missouri
January 10	7:07 pm	Ferris State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 11	6:07 pm	Ferris State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 17	6:07 pm	at Lake Superior State	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 18	5:07 pm	at Lake Superior State	Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 25	6:07 pm	Bemidji State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 26	3:07 pm	Bemidji State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 31	7:07 pm	at Minnesota State	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 1	6:07 pm	Minnesota State	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 7	6:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+
February 8	6:07 pm	at Bowling Green	Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	Midco Sports+
February 21	6:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 22	5:07 pm	at Northern Michigan	Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 28	7:07 pm	Michigan Tech	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
March 1	6:07 pm	Michigan Tech	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[5]

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	RV	RV
USA Hockey	20	RV

References

^ "2023-2024 the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey".
^ "St. Thomas releases new renderings of multi-use sports arena". 13 June 2024.
^ "NCHC Adds University of St. Thomas as Newest Member Beginning in 2026-2027". 15 May 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[1] "2023-2024 the University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey".

[2] "St. Thomas releases new renderings of multi-use sports arena". 13 June 2024.

[3] "NCHC Adds University of St. Thomas as Newest Member Beginning in 2026-2027". 15 May 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". St. Thomas Tommies. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

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v t e St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	State Fair Coliseum (1976–2003) St. Thomas Ice Arena (2003–2025) Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (2025–future)
Head Coaches	Harold Dudley (1920–21) Joe Brandy (1921–23, 1925–26) Dave Hayes (1923–24) Bill Houle (1924–25) Willard Faulk (1926–27) John O'Halloran (1927–28) Matt Coogan (1928–30) Frank Penas (1930–32) Joe Boland (1932–33) Frank Halder (1933–35) Frank Klingberg (1935–37) Leo McGuire (1937–39) Wee Walsh (1939–42) Tom Cunningham (1946–48) Bill Funk (1948–51, 1952–55) Norm Robertson (1951–52) Ken Staples (1955–59) Don Saatzer (1959–62) Tom Martinson (1962–63) Joe Flood (1963–70) Gus Schwartz (1970–82) Terry Abram (1982–87) Terry Skrypek (1987–2010) Jeff Boeser (2010–2021) Enrico Blasi (2021–present)
Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	MIAC (1920–2021) CCHA (2021–2026) NCHC (2026–Future)
Frozen Four appearances	2000 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1999 2000 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 2020
Conference Tournament titles	MIAC: 1986 1988 1992 1994 1999 2002 2004 2005 2008 2010 2014 2020
University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, MN